Wardrobe hand carrying case



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ALBERT w. WINSHIP, on UTICA, NEW-YORK, essi'enon' ro BERe-wmsmr; INC;, on

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My. present invention'relates toahand can ry n'g' case including thereby hatfb" ties and suitcases and similar readily portable or hand carried baggage. H

i The purpose of my inventionisto'f provide a hand 'carryingca-se with improved and eco-' nomicasl means of carrying clothes "suspended in an upright position when the case is carried or in other words of providing aha-11d carrying case'within which the clothes may be' suspended as a wardrobecompartment.

-My copending application for patent upon Wardrobe hat box filed August '16, 1927 as discloses my invention Ser al No. 213,410

l broadly wherein a hat box or similar article of hand luggageis so constructed and profull length dresses maybe support'edrin an upright'position when'the case is-cja'rried' by such clothes being folded once intermediate their ends over a clothesrod forming a partof the clothes rack flange was provided npon the cover towards its free end where the clothes rack waslocated e case was closed the bulk of l the clothes were within the flanged cover :11:

though the depending extreme "ends of the garments might project into the case even whenthe'cov'enwa's raised? the construe? tion shown in said previous application "the rodof the clothes rack either permanently within the outline of the flanged cover or by having the clothes suspending rod adapted to be swung within'the outline of the'flanges of the cover before the cover was closedbutal lowing the said clothesrod to beprojected outside the line of said flangeswhen the: case was opened for convenience in access or packing. I j

In the construction shown in this application Ihave shown a hand carryingbaseeither r clothes rod froin' the coveriand into the body rying case' when thecase is closed, 7 I V I It'i's the purpose ofthisapplication to pro v wardrobe hat In the construction I v substanti the outline of the flanged cover by'having the,

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ance strip and the clothes carrying rod of the cover but spaced therefrom so that the housed "within'the' cover but rather project videfa hands carying case witlilwai drobe fea tures of the construction and type described and further, to provide a case. of such construction', arrangement and combination of its parts as shall be convenient, practical and useful, 4- 1 Further purposes and advantages of my inand claims'herein,

ig." 1 is. a perspective box of aconstruction embodying this invention; such Wardrobelliat' box when closed and ta ing up I f -FigxfS is a perspective View of opened suitcase illustrating one, application of my invention. I v c Figi 4 is a plan view of a mans suit laid placed the suitcase.

vflThe wai'drobe hat boX shown in Figs. 1

and? consists of a main case member l01of ally the size of the completed case and .a cover 11 hinged to the back side 12 of thefca-se-lO at or near its upperedge. The caselQ is'foi ined'of suitable material in the usual way. having afront side 18 which forms the top of the case when the hat box is closed,

opposite en s Hand 15', a bottorn'lfi and a partitionli." The. partition 17 is spaced a few inches from the back sidefl12 of the case and parallel thereto and is of a height somewhat less than the case and forms a space or wall 18 between said partition and the, back'l2. Inthis type of wardrobe hat'box y the cover 11 has no deep'flanges after the manner of manyforni's of trunks or hat boxes but hasa substantially flat cover which about its three free edges is provided with narrow valance strips 19 which overlap the corresponding edges-of the hat box when the bulk of the clothes are not" f h can vention' willappear from the specification view of an opened Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View through "metal having base portions 22 resting against the insideof per ;ends of sufiicientlyv, resilient to sprung apart for the removal or l e-placement V such size and arrangement that the-bracketsthe cover is closed to aid in strengthening the box and to provide a. dust-proof and substantially water-proof jOlIlt; The inner surface, however,v 0 this cover rests flat downupon the upper edges of the front ends and back ofithe case. I I

Very close to the free cornersiof'thecover there are mounted on-theinner side of the 1 cover the-inwardly projecting and oppositely placed. brackets-'20 and 21. These brackets may conveniently be: formed of suitableshfel et at the cover-and f'astene'd thereto by suitable fasteningmembers 23. The" bodies of the brackets extend outward from the cover substantially at rightangles thereto and support preferablyin removable fashion. the clothes rod' 24. A Convenient form of removably but non-rotatably mountin g said clothes rod is to'have the ends of said.

rods angularor D-shaped in cross section with correspondingly shaped holes in the upthe brackets. Thejbrackets are -bfe.",.conveni'ently of the; clothes rod, buti with the. brackets stiff enough to prevent accidentatdisplacementofftherod. a f

' The clothes rackcompo-sedof the brackets *and 21 and the clothes rod 2Lisof project from the cover considerably beyond ,I thefree edges of the valancestrips -IQT so that the rod Z-tis' located forward of the yalance strips when the cover is opened and the whole clothes rack projects forits. entire extent into the main case o'f'the hat box when the' hat box is closed. v

I Fig. 1 shows a wardrobehat box embodys ing this invention' with several dresses hung over the clothes rod 2 The dresses have been folded once intermediate their length with the clothes rod located at the inside of said fold amiwith the opposite parts off the dresseshanging downwardly on the opposite sides of said clothes-rod with the extreme I ends as the waist bandand hem' of such dresses projecting into the well 18 of the hat box. The articles of clothing maybe placed over the clothes rod with the clothes rod in place as shown in Fig. lor the clothes may be laid outflat. in a pile and then loaded onto the rod 2d by passingthe 001 24 under: neath the middle ofthe. pile and lifting the rod up. The rod so readily loaded may be placed in thefopen cover of the case. The depending portionsof the clothes are held back againstthe cover by suitable. straps 25 prefk erably having interlocking or hooking mem- I bets 26'at their ends.

Usuallytwo such straps are used one close to the lower edge of the cover and one a. little morethanhalf-way up to. the clothes rod-L Hats or other articles may be placed in the main compartment of the C2156 ,fblfward 0f the partition l7 Thecase.

their cooperating parts upon the case are provided as usual upon such aring at a right angle or well 18; T he lower'clothes-retaining strap 25 is then closed either bybringing the cover down upon the case or raising the case to the cover. Suitable locking members 27 having the cover and ticles Handle 28 is secured to the front 13 of tlielcase. I I Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the said hat box when closed and standing upright. f

,Itwill be not-iced that the clothes rack and the whole mass of clothes suspended out from. the cover'whenthe case is opened, are really within the main case of the hat box when the hat box is closed.

Whenthis article of baggage is closed and stood upright the wardrobe compartment really-consists of an L-shaped part with the great length of the clothes extending downwardly. from the clothes rod 24 but with the lower ends of the-depending clothes extendhorizontally into the is far enough up from the bottom of the cover to be just above the partition 17 and form the bend, in'the, clothes when the hat box cover is closed. As will particularly appear from-Fig. Q'the brackets 20 and'21 are as close to'the top of the cover" as may be and yet pass-inside the front 13 of the case; Similarly the rod 24 is carried as close as possible to the top ofthebracketsso that. the

clothes rod willbe very close. to the. top ofthe cover. By getting the clothes rod thus. subst'antiallyinto theplane of the .upper edge of the coverwhen the cover 1s opened full utilizationis had of therwidth of the cover and of the. depth of the-well 18. to theend that full sized dresses. orother articles of clothing. may be supported wardrobe fashion the-clothes over the in a hat box byfolding clothesrod 24'. I I H "Preferably the clothesrod 24 is covered with felt or velvetine which overcomes any tendency ofthe. clothes to slide either way off from the rod. U suall y stop strapsu29 are provided having their opposite-ends attached respectively to the caseand to the cover soas llO lit)

thei'cover has simply thebone narrow valance strips overlapping suitcase. Notwithstanding the different-proportionsof the. suitcase, by applying my in? the upper edges. of the d vention thereto I am enabled to hang a mans coats and trousers over the clothes rod supported upon the cover of the suit-case, In F 1g. 4 there is lndicated somewhat diagrammatically the arrangement of a pair of trousersand a coat with the clothes rod placed beneath said clothes and transversely thereof. By raising the rod the clothes are lifted therewith and allowed to fold themselves easily over the clothes rod whereupon they may be transferred to the suitcase by placing the clothes rod in its supporting brackets.

It will be noticed that in either form of my invention the clothes rod extends substantially the whole length of the cover since the brackets are placed as close to the side edgesof thecover as may be and yet have the brackets pass down inside of the ends ofthe hat box or of the suitcase. In this way the clothes racks provided in these hand cases "are of unusual capacity because the clothes can be arranged over the whole length of the rod. In either form of the carrying case here shown the partition 17 or 17 protects the bottom ends of the garments from any pressure or creasing by keeping the clothes or other baggage in the main compartment of the case up from the lower end of the clothes when the case is raised to carrying position.

WVhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: p

-1. In a hand carrying case, the combination of a box-like case, a cover hinged to the back of said case near its upper edge and a clothes rack comprising a pair of spaced brackets on the inside of said cover close to the free front edge and projecting permanently beyond said cover and a clothes rod mounted at its ends on said bracketsbeyond said cover and spaced from the'cover but close to the plane of the free front edge of the cover whereby clothes may be sup ported in an upright position when the caseis carried by being folded once intermediate their ends over said clothes rod with the opposite ends of the clothes projecting into the open case, and means for detachably holding the depending portion of the clothes opposite the cover'towards said cover, said clothes rack and the clothes projecting beyond the cover into the case when the cover is closed.

2. In a hand carrying case, the combination of a box-like case, a cover hinged to the'back of said case near its upper edge and having a narrow flange or valance strip about its sides and a clothes rack con1prising a pair of spaced brackets on the inside of said cover close to the free front edge and'projecting permanently beyond the cover flange or valance strip and a clothes rod mounted at its ends on said brackets beyond the said flanges or valance strip and spaced from the cover but close to the plane of the free.- front edge of the cover; whereby clothes may be supported in an upright position when the case iscarriedjby being folded once intermediate their-ends over said cloth'esfrod with the opposite ends'ofthe clothes projecting into the open case, and means for detachably holding the depending portion of-thejclothes' opposite the cover towards said cover said clothes rack andirnost of the clothes projectingbeyond the flange of the cover into the case when the cover" is aj'clothesrack comprising a pair of spaced brackets'on' the inside of saidcover close to the freefront edge and pro ecting permanent ly beyond said cover and a removable clothes rod mounted at its ends on said brackets beyond said cover and spaced from the cover but close to the plane of the free front edge of the cover, whereby clothes may be supported in an upright position when the case is carried by being folded once intermediate so their ends over said clothes rod withthe opposite ends of the clothes projecting into the open case, and means for 'detachably holding the dependingiportion ofthe clothes opposite the covertowards said cover, said clothes rack and the clothes projecting beyond the cover into the casewhen' the cover is closed. I

4:. In a hand carrying case, the combination of a box-like case, a cover hinged tothe back of said case near its upper edge and a clothes rack comprising a pair of spaced loo brackets permanently projecting on the in-v side of said cover beyond said cover but close tothe free front edge and a clothes rod mounted at its ends onsaid brackets beyond said cover and spaced from the cover but close to the plane of the free front edge of the cover, whereby clothes may besupported in an upright position when the case is carried by being folded once intermediate-their ends over said clothes rod with the'opposite ends of the clothes projecting into the open case and means for detachably holding the depending portion of clothes opposite the cover towards said cover, said clothes rack and the clothes projecting beyond the cover into the case when the cover is closed. V

5. In a hand carrying case, the combination of a box-like case provided with a partition spaced from the back side of the case and forming a well, a cover hinged to the back of said case nearits upper edge and a clothes rack comprisinga pair of spaced brackets on the inside of said cover close to the free front edge andprojecting beyond the recess of the cover and a clothes rod mounted at its ends on said brackets beyond said cover and spaced from the cover but close to the plane of thefree. front, edge of thecover whereby clothes maybe supported in an upright position when the case is'carried by being folded once intermediate their ends over said clothes rod with theopposite ends of the clothes projecting into the said well, and meansfor dctachably holding the I 'cle'pendi-ng'portionot the clothes opposite the cover towards sa'id cover, said clothesraok andthe clothes projecting beyond vthe cover into the case-when the cover is closed and said partition protecting the lower ends of the clothes in the Well from pressurefrom the clothes 'inthe main compartmentiof the 5 case. I

In Witness-whereof I have afiixed my'sigr nature, this 19th day of'October, 1927.

ALBERT. W.-NVINSHI'P; 

